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This is the official online programme for the U11 Atom Girls 2014 Ontario Cup Provincial Championships.
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ONTARIO BASKETBALL PRESENTS
U11 ATOM GIRLS ONTARIO CUP
LONDON MARCH 21-23
Letter from Ontario Basketball 4
Letter from Whitby Mayor Joe Fontana 5
Letter from Ontario Premier- Kathleen Wynne 6
Letter from London Ramblers Basketball 7
Ontario Basketball 3 x 3 Festival 9
Draws: Division 1 12
Rosters: Division 1 13
Draws: Division 2 14
Rosters: Division 2 15
Ontario Basketball Merchandise 16
London Map 17
Draws: Division 3 18
Rosters: Division 3 19
Draws: Division 4 20
Rosters: Division 4 21
Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame and Online Auction 23
Talent Identification and Development Program 25
Ontario University Athletes Profile- Heather Lindsay 29
About Ontario Basketball
Provincial Championships is owned and operated by Ontario Basketball, in collaboration with 18 host
clubs throughout 12 Ontario communities. Over eight weekends each Spring, more than 16,000 athletes
playing for nearly 1,200 club teams will complete for approximately 150 divisional provincial titles.
Tournaments are held for both genders in all age categories between Under 10 through Under 19. In
remaining dedicated to the Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) model, teams are grouped into eight-team
divisions to ensure quality competition and a positive playing environment. Ontario Cup remains one of
the largest basketball events in North America. For updated scores, standings, photos and more, visit
www.basketball.on.ca or follow us on Twitter @OBANews.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
To all 2014 Ontario Cup Provincial Championships Participants,
On behalf of the board of directors and staff of Ontario Basketball, we would like to take this opportunity to extend a very warm welcome to all the athletes, coaches, officials, parents, volunteers and spectators to the 2014 Ontario Cup Provincial Championships.
Organizing a provincial tournament is a very time consuming endeavor. This year, Ontario Cup is being hosted in a dozen communities with nearly 16,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches among 1,150 teams. Please join us in thanking our tournament host committee and volunteers for all of their efforts in making this weekend possible.
Thank you to all Ontario Basketball corporate partners and community sponsors for their continued support of amateur basketball in the province.
Additionally, we would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all the Ontario Basketball member clubs and our parents. Without the ongoing support and commitment from all our basketball communities across the province, OBA would not have the opportunity to develop our youth and have basketball continue to flourish in this country.
The Ontario Cup Provincial Championships are the culmination and celebration of your efforts, commitment and development throughout the basketball season. Have fun, good luck and best wishes this weekend!
Yours in basketball,
Greg Verner Jason JanssonPresident Executive Director
ONTARIO BASKETBALL55 Gordon Street, Suite 2A ~ Whitby, Ontario ~ L1N 0J2
info@basketball.on.ca ~ (416) 477-8075 ~ www.basketball.on.ca
Tele: (519) 850 – 4318 Web: www.londonramblers.com
On behalf of London Ramblers Basketball and Tourism London, I want to extend a warm welcome to all athletes, coaches and families attending the Ontario Cup Provincial Championships. We are delighted that London is hosting the event and it is our hope that you feel right at home as you visit with us. It is also my pleasure to wish the best of success to the teams competing in this major basketball event. Your talent and hard work have been recognized and we salute your accomplishments. We are very proud of our community and we are grateful to you for giving us the opportunity to showcase our city. London is renowned for our friendly hospitality, excellent attractions, superb shopping and dining facilities. We hope that during your stay you have an opportunity to enjoy some of our many attractions. My sincere thanks to the organizers and volunteers dedicated to the success of this event. We could not run a tournament of this magnitude without your time and support. I encourage all teams to play hard, play fair, be respectful and most of all, have fun! My best wishes to all for a fun-filled and successful tournament. Yours sincerely, Danielle Hall President, London Ramblers Basketball
FRIDAY
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 2 GAME 3 GAME 4
#4 #2
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GAME 1GAME 1
#1
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SATURDAY
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 6 GAME 7 GAME 8
W3 W4
L4 L3
GAME 1GAME 5
W1
L2
W2
L1
SUNDAY
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 14 BRONZE GOLD
L9 W9
L10 W10
GAME 1GAME 13
L11
L12
W11
W12
FOLLOW US @OBANEWS
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 10 GAME 11 GAME 12
L5 L6
L7 L8
GAME 1GAME 9
W5
W7
W6
W8
TRANSWAY#1
STONEY CREEKSTORM
WINDSORVALIANTS
BRANTFORDCYO
KWLIGHTNING #1
OAKVILLE VYTISJUZENAS
4:30 PMFANSHAWECOURT #1
4:30 PMFANSHAWECOURT #2.
6:00 PMFANSHAWECOURT #1
7:30 PMFANSHAWECOURT #1
10:30 AMFANSHAWECOURT #1
9:00 AMFANSHAWECOURT #1
12:00 PMFANSHAWECOURT #1
1:30 PMFANSHAWECOURT #1
4:30 PMFANSHAWECOURT #1.
7:30 PMFANSHAWECOURT #1
3:00 PMFANSHAWECOURT #1
6:00 PMFANSHAWECOURT #1
9:00 AMFANSHAWECOURT #1
10:30 AMFANSHAWECOURT #1
12:00 PMFANSHAWECOURT #1.
1:30 PMFANSHAWECOURT #1
U11 GIRLS - DIVISION ONE
IEMNEWMARKET
NORTH TORONTOHUSKIES
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Alexa DalyEmily CaprettaJasmina AndricJessica AnzianoJessica GriggJordan DenkersJulia ChiarotKerra DillonMichela MazzocatoNina KokicPeyton MarofSophia Herrington
HC - Frank MarofAC - Brain DalyAC - Matt DenkersAC - Nick Andric
Transway #1 Brantford CYO Stoney Creek Storm Windsor Valiants
IEM Newmarket KW Lightning #1 NT Huskies Oakville Vytis
Alexis MacKinnonHaley MacKinnonKaitlyn KellamKennedy LittleKristen ClarkLauren MarcosLili CrosbyMontanna Ainsworth
Overeem LaurenReilly TaylorSamantha JonkerTrinity Madia
HC - Tony MadiaAC - Dave Clark
Alexa MadjercicAriana KekaChelsea CenturioneGracie HamillJulia ToitoKaitlynn NicholsMadison GaudetMegan AxiakQuinn HardyRaquel DiPietroRylee JohnstonSamantha Tougher
HC - Jason JohnstonAC - Jerry WallaceAC - Drew Smillie
Alexandra DimuAudrey NtetaniEmery LucierHayley WoodsJill BrushKira AtherleyLexi DoddsMiranda CantyMorgan MaxeySamantha ClementsTira AtherleyVictoria Sexsmith
HC - Tim DoddsAC - Tom Dimu
Amy AlessandriniAnneliese KenkelHolly BiasiIsaline AlexanderJasmine LewisJennifer JudgesKassandra FrenchMadyson KoniarisMarina TrovatoMaya TsiprisMegan Badita
HC - Joseph KenkelAC - Stephen Alessandrini
Amorette RubioAneisha BradfordDelaney ScottHannah McLeanJillian Bernard-Jardine
Julia MaleticKamilah HendersonKate FergusonNatalie RondillaRebecca Grootendorst
Sarah MalnerichSawyer Thompson-Brown
Tanja Damjanovic
HC - Susan Irwin RondillaAC - Leah Ann Erickson
AC - Joe Bradford
Alexa DavidsonAlexandra HamiltonCait HilbornDevon EisenEmily RoseKatherine LargeKaura SankaranMadeline ChapnikMaya CarrMolly ChadwickSamantha NewmanSophia Pawliw
HC - Jonathan Hamilton
AC - Dan Pawliw
Abigail KanalecAshley ElliottChiara EnglishGillian Rodriguez Lee
Hannah JamesHelena LasicIsabella BoydJessica DougallKaillin HartmanMadeline McWilliam
Madison TuVictoria DaSilva
HC - Alana JuzenasAC - Julia Mulligan
D I V I S I O N 1
FRIDAY
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 2 GAME 3 GAME 4
#4 #2
#7 #5
GAME 1GAME 1
#1
#6
#3
#8
SATURDAY
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 6 GAME 7 GAME 8
W3 W4
L4 L3
GAME 1GAME 5
W1
L2
W2
L1
SUNDAY
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 14 BRONZE GOLD
L9 W9
L10 W10
GAME 1GAME 13
L11
L12
W11
W12
FOLLOW US @OBANEWS
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 10 GAME 11 GAME 12
L5 L6
L7 L8
GAME 1GAME 9
W5
W7
W6
W8
ST.CATHARINESREBELS #1
STONEY CREEKNYB #1
BRANTFORDBRIERS
CALEDONCOUGARS
ETOBICOKETHUNDER
LONDONRAMBLERS #1
4:30 PMCARLINGHEIGHTS
6:00 PMCARLINGHEIGHTS
6:00 PMFANSHAWECOURT #2
7:30 PMCARLINGHEIGHTS
10:30 AMCARLINGHEIGHTS
9:00 AMCARLINGHEIGHTS
12:00 PMCARLINGHEIGHTS
1:30 PMCARLINGHEIGHTS
4:30 PMCARLINGHEIGHTS
7:30 PMCARLINGHEIGHTS
3:00 PMCARLINGHEIGHTS
6:00 PMCARLINGHEIGHTS
9:00 AMCARLINGHEIGHTS
10:30 AMCARLINGHEIGHTS
12:00 PMCARLINGHEIGHTS
1:30 PMCARLINGHEIGHTS
U11 GIRLS - DIVISION TWO
BLESSED SACRAMENT
HORVATH
HURONLAKERS
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Alison O'ConnorAndrea HebertAnna D'ArrigoEmma KulikIsobel McKayJanee HarrisonMakenna PattenMeghan McLaughlin
Milaina WongRaegan EmondsSydney Gill
HC - Scott O'ConnorAC - Miles Kulik
St. Catherines CYO Caledon Cougars Stoney Creek NYB #1 Brantford Briers
Blessed Sacrament Etobicoke Thunder Huron Lakers London Ramblers
Ailen StancovAnjuli GosalCarly MagarelliCeline RapalloIzabella ZingaroJaya D'SouzaMartina Dojincinovska
Michelle HristovskiNadia GonzalezNatalia CalzatoSamantha Janjanin
HC - Mark D'SouzaAC - Mary Magarelli
Eliana MariellaElla MuracaEmma AllenEmma FraserLauren CandyMaxine HullMaya De LongNadia BilopavlovicNatalia MusialowskiNatasha TrifunovicNicole Boccalon
HC - John MariellaAC - Mark Fraser
Asha GrewalAva MartinEmma WaiteErika KunejGrace AdamsJordan KingshottJordan SaylesKiran GrewalLauren GranthamMadison BosettPatience RaithbyStephanie Romany
HC - Rebecca PolidoriAC - Andrea Hawkins
Alexis HorvathAshley RoloAva FaustiniCristina CorsoGrace LamontJavieline GyeningKarina DiPietroKristen VanKampenNatalia JaraNina RajczakPavan DhamiTaylor Henatyzen
HC - Yarko Horvath
Amanda HatnayAngelina BockajAriella AlfredDiane JuodisElla OkubasuElla RootKatrina BradyLauren HoworthMilena JeremicRosaleen RyelShannon Neita
HC - Ian NeitaAC - Susan Alfred
Abbey HallAva FranklandAva PhillipsEmily VanHooftFiona ElliottHannah ElliottLauren HardingNicole LucianiOlivia GrahamRebecca KingRyann TurnerSavannah Vanhooft
HC - Jeff TurnerAC - Ed VanhooftAC - Pauline Turner
Cameron HillCarson MillmanCharlotte ConleyDania HalbouniEmily AgostinelliHaley StinebricknerHaley WillitsIsabella CottonKristin SonKyra SpearsMallory FinnNeela ChanderdatNya MiguelTaylor Soave
HC - Karen WillitsAC - Cheryl Finn
D I V I S I O N 2
HQ - FANSHAWE COLLEGEFriday: 5pm - 9pm
Saturday: 9am - 9pmSunday: 9am - 2pm
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONSCarling Heights: 10am - 1pm (Sat)Mother Theresa: 4pm - 7pm (Sat)John Paul II: 10am - 1pm (Sun)
2014 EVENT SHIRT
YL - XXLBlack$20.00
OBA SHIRT
YL - XXLDark Grey
$20.00
OBA HOODIE
AXS - XXLBlack$60.00
OBA LONG SLEEVE
AXS - XXLLight Grey
$30.00
OBA ZIP HOODIE
AM - XXLGrey
$50.00
OBA HAT
AdjustableBlack$20.00
OFFICIAL OBA AND ONTARIO CUP
Mother Teresa 1065 Sunningdale
Road E. London N5X 3Y6
**HEADQUARTERS** Fanshawe College
1001 Fanshawe College Blvd. London N5Y 5R6
Carling Heights Community Centre 656 Elizabeth Street, London, N5Y 0A2
Hotel Locations
Staybridge Suites 824 Exeter Road, London N6E 1L1 Hampton Inn 840 Exeter Road, London N6E 1L5 Homewood Suites 45 Bessemer Road, London Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn 591 Wellington Road S. London N6C 4R3 Four Points Sheraton 1150 Wellington Road S. London N6E 1M3 Courtyard Marriott 864 Exeter Road, London N6E 1L5 Hilton 300 King Street London N6B 1S2 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 374 Dundas Street, London N6B 1V7
John Paul II School 1300 Oxford Street E,
London N5V 4P7
FRIDAY
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 2 GAME 3 GAME 4
#4 #2
#7 #5
GAME 1GAME 1
#1
#6
#3
#8
SATURDAY
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 6 GAME 7 GAME 8
W3 W4
L4 L3
GAME 1GAME 5
W1
L2
W2
L1
SUNDAY
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 14 BRONZE GOLD
L9 W9
L10 W10
GAME 1GAME 13
L11
L12
W11
W12
FOLLOW US @OBANEWS
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 10 GAME 11 GAME 12
L5 L6
L7 L8
GAME 1GAME 9
W5
W7
W6
W8
CHATHAM KENTWILDCATS
BARRIEROYALS
ORANGEVILLEHAWKS
PELHAMPANTHERS
TECUMSEH SAINTCLAIR BEACH
SAINTS
DUNDASDYNAMO
4:30 PMMOTHERTERESA
6:00 PMMOTHERTERESA
7:30 PMFANSHAWECOURT #2
7:30 PMMOTHERTERESA
10:30 AMMOTHERTERESA
9:00 AMMOTHERTERESA
12:00 PMMOTHERTERESA
1:30 PMMOTHERTERESA
4:30 PMMOTHERTERESA
7:30 PMMOTHERTERESA
3:00 PMMOTHERTERESA
6:00 PMMOTHERTERESA
9:00 AMMOTHERTERESA
10:30 AMMOTHERTERESA
12:00 PMMOTHERTERESA
1:30 PMMOTHERTERESA
U11 GIRLS - DIVISION THREE
GUELPHPHOENIX
VETTORETTO
OAKVILLEVENOM
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Abigail StokesAdele CulverwillAlexis Hewitt-Carrington
Elyse SprikEmma PattersonErin O'NeillFerrah BlackbirdKyra JosephLainie ScottOlivia RoeschPiper PhaneufZayda Sprik
HC -Dureck Culverwell
AC - Quentin Sprik
CK Wildcats Pelham Panthers Barrie Royals Orangeville Hawks
Guelph Phoenix Tecumseh Saints Oakville Venom Dundas Dynamo
Abigale PhillipsAlissa MeteCalleigh Cunningham
Fallon GervaisJillian LandryKatey CrawfordKlaire MarrLauren CimatoMadey CrawfordMarina BelcastroSophia Belcastro
HC - Agi MeteAC - Quinn Vos
Alexa PaemurdDylan CullenEvia ChaseGillian EvansKate GrossKatherine HarrisKory HookMacy McManemyOlivia BeausoleilSarah HastingsScotia HamiltonSophie Rennie
HC - Michael CullenAC - Gary Hamilton
Alina DineleyAlyssa TrushinskiElla MacDonaldEmily BellIsabella FerraroJaime McNallyKendal MacGregorMia CannonPaige MillicanSarah MonizShaylin MerrickVanessa Tetlock
HC - Terry TrushinskiAC - Dana MacGregor
Alexandra CluffAshley CicciaElivia GarbuioEmma CapperIsabella BanniJenna JordonKoby CommandantKristen VettorettoKyla O'DriscollLindsay StewartSara GordonSarah CobeyTalia Yawney
HC - Jodie VettorettoAC - Eric Stewart
Allison ShawAlly TrenholmAvery CampbellDalyce McManusErin McMahonGrace HoweHailey McMahonJulia DiLucaNatasha GombaiNoor SandhuOlivia SyalReighan Dales
HC - Darryl Howe
Andra CapannelliAvery MaxinBrianne TharbyDakota NorthGrace BradleyKarrlyn KrenosLameez KhanLauren ByunMara VargatuMcKinley (Kiki) PughNatalie Capannelli
HC - David MaxinAC - Melanie Maxin
Ally RuksenasCharlotte HoustonClare VeldhuisDaulton PattersonElla VanturennoutGrace OpsteenJane WrightKaylee AllanMadison RestauriMiriam ShoreOlivia FarrellSierra Morelli
HC - Martin Allan
D I V I S I O N 3
FRIDAY
GAME 2 GAME 32- MISSISSAUGA
MINORIRVING
3- TORONTO TRIPLE THREAT
6- CAMBRIDGEBASKETBALL
GAME 1 GAME 2
#1 #2
#5 #6
GAME 11- OAVILLE VYTIS
MUELLER4- FLAMBOROUGH
FIRE5- BASKETBALLWALLACEBURG
POOL A POOL B
SATURDAY
GAME 2 GAME 3GAME 4 GAME 5 GAME 6
#1 #2
#4 #3
GAME 1GAME 3
#4
#5
#3
#6
SUNDAY
GAME 9 BRONZE GOLD
LOSER GAME 7 WINNER GAME 7
LOSER GAME 8 WINNER GAME 8
THIRD IN POOL A
THIRD IN POOL B
FOLLOW US @OBANEWS
GAME 7 GAME 8
FIRST IN POOL B
SECOND IN POOLA
FIRST IN POOL A
SECOND IN POOLB
7:30 PMJOHN
PAUL II
6:00 PMJOHN
PAUL II
10:30 AMJOHN
PAUL II
12:00 PMJOHN
PAUL II
3:00 PMJOHN
PAUL II
4:30 PMJOHN
PAUL II
11:30 AMJOHN
PAUL II
1:00 PMJOHN
PAUL II
2:30 PMJOHN
PAUL II
8:30 AMJOHN
PAUL II
10:00 AMJOHN
PAUL II
OAKVILLE VYTISMUELLER
MISSISSAUGAMINOR- IRVING
BASKETBALLWALLACEBURG
CAMBRIDGEBASKETBALL
FLAMBOROUGHFIRE
BASKETBALLWALLACEBURG
TORONTO TRIPLETHREAT
CAMBRIDGEBASKETBALL
OAKVILLE VYTISMUELLER
FLAMBOROUGHFIRE
MISSISSAUGAMINOR- IRVING
TORONTO TRIPLETHREAT
POOLS
U11 GIRLS - DIVISION FOUR
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Alexandra WightAsha SunnerFaith MunroFaith NevadoIsabelle CresenciaJaimeson VaillantJulia CiprianoKaitlyn EckertLauren ServiceMadison AntonMegan HarrawayNikhita Khasriya
HC - Amy D'OrnellasAC - Nina Mueller
Oakville VytisMississauga Monarchs
Toronto Triple Threat Flamborough Fire
Wallaceburg Basketball
Cambridge Basketball
Akili BernardAlexis RemekieBrianna BettencourtBrianna TonnerCianah MillerClaire HalfordDana Zashi Ventenilla
Diane XuImogen AddisIyana Knights
Kaitlyn KimKiersten TomasMackenzie IrvingNadia Miftah
HC - Cassandra Irving
AC - Alan Tonner
Ana DimopoulosDanielle CastelhanoElianna WayneHelen KarkavitsasKate McCallumKaterina KarkavitsasMaya KeatingMelissa CockhillMijosee DiasonamaNyla Palmer-WilliamsOlivia AshfordShanelle MatthewTamara CvijanVeronica Ivey
HC - Richard IveyAC - Ted Karkavitsas
Ailish PatersonAinslie WilcoxAmrit AroraDrue CostelloEmma SavageHayley HoodHolly SittmannKatie BeckettMadeline FordMoira ThorpeReagan NewmanTijen Halil
HC - Bernie SurianiAC - Maria SurianiAC - Kayla Suriani
Alana RitchieBreana RitchieCassie KippGracie BundaJay-Lynn Daly CatoJulia VeenstraKatie ForgieKayla LapriseKayla NogueiraKayleigh RitchieParker LacyVictoria Byrne
HC - Jeff Byrne
iAddy LeddyAmanda LockeElla PostHajer ElghamudiHanna MilicevicHannah CaronJordan RossJulianna VasquezKaitlyn HustonKatherine LeudyLily VrugtemanPhoebe LittlejohnSophya Cinti
HC - Angela WalzakAC - Jason LeudyAC - Bryan Cint
D I V I S I O N 4
ONTARIO BASKETBALL55 Gordon Street, Suite 2A ~ Whitby, Ontario ~ L1N 0J2
info@basketball.on.ca ~ (416) 477-8075 ~ www.basketball.on.ca
THE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE ONTARIO BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME IS OPEN FROM MARCH 17 TO APRIL 30.
VISIT FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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Ontario Basketball is hosting its inaugural online auction where you will have the opportunity to bid on various items.
The online auction will run from April 1 until June 1, with proceeds going to support Team Ontario.
ONLINE AUCTIONall proceeds support 2014 Team Ontario
coachesand
athletes
U12 U14 U16Boys Camp
July 2-5, 2014Georgian College
Girls CampJuly 8-11, 2014
Georgian College
Boys & Girls CampBoys CampJuly 14-17, 2014Georgian College
Girls CampJuly 21-24, 2014Georgian College
For more information contact:Carmelo Mallia at cmallia@basketball.on.ca.
As part of its strategic plan, Ontario Basketball is committed to Canadian Sportfor Life and Long Term Athlete Development alignment and stakeholder education. To learn more about the sport and physical activity paradigm shift, visit:
Canadian Sport for Life is a movement to improve the quality of sport and physical activity in Canada. CS4L links sport, education, recreation and health and alignscommunity, provincial and national programming. Canadian Sport for Life'sLong-Term Athlete Development framework is a seven-stage training,competition and recovery pathway guiding an individual’s experience in sport and physical activity from infancy through all phases of adulthood. Canadian Sport for Life and Long-TermAthlete Development represent a paradigm shift in theway Canadians lead and Athlete Development represent a paradigm shift in theway Canadians lead and deliver sport and physical activity in Canada.
www.canadiansportforlife.ca
MORE THAN WINS AND LOSSES.
OUA FEATURED FEMALE ATHLETE: HEATHER LINDSAY - CARLETON RAVENSFor Carleton Ravens rookie forward Heather Lindsay, the game of basketball has been the source of so many positive things. And much of the success she has found early in her university career can be traced back to her time with Ontario Basketball Association club programs.
Heather got her start in organized basketball when she joined the Hornets of the Goulbourn Basketball Association in Stittsville, Ont., just outside of Ottawa, as an eighth grader. After a handful of seasons with the Hornets, where she worked tirelessly at improving her game, Heather moved on to join the prolific Ottawa Guardsmen program.
While with the Guardsmen, Lindsay played on a summer Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team for her current Carleton Ravens head coach, Taffe Charles, and then the squad was taken over for the OBA season by Laura Bond, currently an assistant coach with the Algonquin Thunder of the OCAA.
When she chose the Carleton Ravens, Heather was reunited familiar faces from her basketball past. In addition to Coach Charles, she was joined by longtime friend and former Goulbourn Hornet teammate Stephanie Carr. Having those familiar faces made the transition to OUA basketball a smooth one.
When asked how her experience in the OBA has helped prepare her she had nothing but praise for the organization and her fellow competitors.
“OBA exposes a player to big games at an early age,” she said. “The provincial tournaments are so deep that any team has the chance to play for a medal, and a medal at provincials is a big deal.”
Though Heather never claimed an Ontario Cup title with the Goulbourn Hornets or the Ottawa Guardsmen, her memories of the big tournaments will be with her forever.
“In juvenile [with the Guardsmen in 2012] we had an undefeated season,” recalls Heather with a chuckle. “Once we got to provincials we lost our second game, the first loss of the year, on a foul at the buzzer where the player had to make one of two shots to win the game. We always joke about that game, that it will always be too soon to talk about it.”
No matter what a player wants to get from the game of basketball, an Ontario Basketball Association club has it. Heather Lindsay is a shining example of how the experience with an OBA can help a player develop skills, but also develop relationship and work ethic, leading to success at the next level for basketball and for life.
Photo credit: Blair Hough
WELCOME TO A FAIR PLAY FACILITY
Olympia Sports Camp is an official partner of Ontario Basketball and the proud sponsor of
Ontario Basketball's Fair Play Program.
IN THE SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAY, ONTARIO BASKETBALL WOULD LIKE
YOU TO...
CHEER AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.
SUPPORT OUR COACHES, ATHLETES, OFFICIALS AND OTHER SPECTATORS.
HAVE FUN AND ENJOY OURSELVES.
ENJOY THE SPORT AND THE COMPETITION.
...BUT IF YOU DISRESPECT THE SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAY YOU WILL BE
ASKED TO LEAVE THE FACILITY.
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